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France had a referendum on the Maastricht Treaty in1992 which almost upset the whole EU apple cart by only just being passed with 50.95 per cent (Photo: European Commission)

Majority of French want Constitution referendum

Three quarters of French citizens want to have a referendum on the Constitution, according to a poll published by the French daily, Le Monde.

A BVA survey published by the paper today showed that 74% of those asked would like to see the final Constitution put to a popular vote.

This places the French government in an awkward position because voters could use the vote to punish an unpopular government rather than to answer the question before them.

Media reports have also ind...

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France had a referendum on the Maastricht Treaty in1992 which almost upset the whole EU apple cart by only just being passed with 50.95 per cent (Photo: European Commission)

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